November 2012. Five local cultural producers have been selected to participate in the third year of Miami’s only live/work residency program, located in Downtown Miami. The selected participants – Felecia Carlisle, Domingo Castillo, Olivia Ramos, Amanda Sanfilippo, and Reed van Brunschot – will be part of the yearlong program, starting February 2013.
November 2012. Renovations have begun to the gallery’s building at 151 NW 24 Street, where the gallery has been located since 2000. When the gallery re-opens in February 2013, visitors will enter the new gallery space by walking through our adjacent lot into a new lobby on the east side of the building.
November 2012. The Borscht Corporation has selected the 16 short films it will commission, produce, and screen at the 2012 Borscht Film Festival from December 12 through 21. This year’s shorts include five additions to last year’s popular musician collaboration series, where filmmakers collaborated with or were inspired by local musicians, including the Jacuzzi Boys, Blowfly, Psychic Mirrors, and DJ Laz.
From October 5, 2012 through April 20, 2013. Continuing a tradition of excellence nearly a quarter of a century in the making, Miami Dade College’s (MDC) premier performing arts series, MDC Live Arts, offers a powerful new season bursting with an impressive collection of dynamic performances from around the globe.
O Cinema. From September 13 through 16, 2012. Seductive, fearless, and outrageous, Marina Abramović has been redefining what art is for nearly forty years. Using her own body as a vehicle, pushing herself beyond her physical and mental limits – and at times risking her life in the process – she creates performances that challenge, shock, and move us.
August 2012. Florida Grand Opera (FGO) announced the appointment of the company’s new General Director and CEO, Susan T. Danis. An established arts advocate and leader with a proven track record of fiscal growth, Danis is scheduled to take the position as the company’s fourth General Director effective October 9, 2012.
August 2012. Cartier is one of the first new luxury tenants to open in the Miami Design District. The new Cartier boutique will have a 4,331-square-feet store, with just under 3,000-square-feet for retail space. The boutique will feature a mix of Cartier’s jewelry, watches, accessories and fragrances.
August 2012. A number of local residents, business owners and developers are concerned about the number of historic Little Havana bungalows that have been razed (destroyed) in recent months – sometimes just to make way for a parking lot. Little Havana has more bungalows than any other neighborhood in Miami.
August 18, 2012. 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. This hypnotic documentary explores the complex city of Lagos through the observations of award-winning architect and urban theorist Rem Koolhaas, as well as the residents themselves. The film will be screened three times to different audio: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. commentary by Rem Koolhaas; 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. commentaries by residents of Lagos; 3:00 … +
Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, nurtured and grown under the direction of Ballet Master Vladimir Issaev since October of 1997, leaps into its 15th Season starting October 6th, 2012 and ending with their Spring Gala on May 12, 2013.
Opening reception: August 15, 2012. 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.From August 11 through September 23, 2012. ArtCenter/South Florida presents By Hand with works by Jenny Brillhart, Rosemarie Chiarlone, Robin Griffiths, Hugo Moro, Lea Nickless, Evan Robarts, Victoria Skinner and Tom Virgin, an exhibition that initiates a dialogue between the work and its viewers inviting them to touch, read, examine, question and soak up … +
July 2012. Florida Grand Opera (FGO) announces the appointment of a new Artistic Administrator, Cassidy E. Fitzpatrick, effective July 30, 2012. She will report to Managing Director Kevin Mynatt as well as work closely with other executive staff, such as the Music Director and General Director, to carry out the artistic vision and direction of the company.
Since its creation in 1854, Louis Vuitton has maintained a close relation with the world of art. Strengthened by this tradition, which has been intensified under the artistic direction of Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton is happy to associate itself with the first retrospective dedicated to the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.
July 2012. On June 12th, the property at 1001 Lincoln Road again came before the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board (HPB). The last time the board reviewed the plans for this property, the proposed building designed by Apple. Inc. was very controversial.
July 2012. This summer, Arts for Learning (A4L) launched its newest initiative “ArtWorks” made possible through a recent $75,000.00 grant awarded by UBS, the global financial services firm. ArtWorks is a paid internship program in the arts for high school students who live in the surrounding neighborhoods of Miami’s Wynwood Arts District, namely, Overtown, Wynwood, Little Haiti, and Liberty City.
July 2012. Vladimir Issaev, Ballet Master and Artistic Director of Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida is participating as a guest choreographer at The Latin Choreographers Festival in New York.
July 2012. On Friday, July 6th, The Opa‐locka Community Development Corporation (OLCDC) is hosting a charrette to develop the conceptual framework for the public art program that will remove the metal barricades that have divided the city for 30 years.
June 2012. New World School of the Arts has selected a new dean to lead its award-winning music program. Milton Rubén Laufer, DMA, an internationally acclaimed teacher, performer and scholar, will begin in his new post this August when classes resume at the renowned arts conservatory. Dr. Laufer brings a wealth of artistic, academic and administrative experience to NWSA, having held similar … +
June 2012. At its June meeting, the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board will be considering a new application to demolish 1001 Lincoln Road. Previously, the owners proposed to build a new Apple store on the site. That proposal never materialized. Now, over a year later, a new application has been submitted with a new building proposed to house the GAP and as … +
April 2012. The “European Film Festival”, presented by Red Chemistry, Inc., welcomes the community and all film enthusiasts to the debut of 25 foreign independent feature films from 10 different European countries from May 31 through June 4.
April 2012. Offering a new vision in window decorations, this internationally recognized brand provides its clientele with different themed fabric collections including nature prints, micro prints, jacquards with fashion forward graphics and flame-retardant fabrics with a natural linen look. Coulisse also has showrooms in Mexico City and Brazil.
April 6, 2012. As part of the celebration of its 100th Anniversary, AIA Florida has launched its “Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places” competition, which identifies 100 buildings and places across the state that represent the best in architectural achievement, ranging from the Wentworth Museum in Pensacola to the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami.
Olympia Theater at the Gusman CenterApril 14 at 8:00 p.m. and April 15 at 4:00 p.m. Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic drama) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor.
April 21 – May 5, 2012, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts May 10 and 12, 2012, Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Florida Grand Opera’s highly successful 2011-2012 season closes with a French classic, Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, opening on April 21, 2012. Directed by David Lefkowich, making his FGO main stage debut, this production employs innovative light projection and … +
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